بررسي كيفي عوامل گرايش مردم هرمزگان به استعمال قليان و راههاي مناسب مبارزه با آن

Qualiative survey on the factors affecting tendency to hookah in Hormozgan provenice and appropriate campaign methods against it

Hookah usage has been increased during recent years especially in younger age groups. Hookah is popular in Hormozgan province and has 18.8%, prevalence in 15 year and over population. Objectives. of this study were to assess the Hormozgan people opinions about contributing factors to tendency to hookah, at high-risk groups and its hazards on human health. In addition, this study looked for the proposed methods of campaigns against hookah usage. This qualitative study was conducted as a Focus Group Discussion. Eighteen groups of people, each group consisted of 8-10 individuals, participated in the study including females and males, in both rural and urban areas, community health workers behavores and well-distinguished people of the areas. This study illustrated that hookah usually used in social meetings and it is a cultural behavior. Relative cheapness, availability and absence of health education programs against hookah are predisposing factors finʹ the hookah usage. Hookah is more frequent in urban areas especially in females. Males usually use hookah after middle age. Adolescents have high tendency to new/v provided tobacco, which has. fruity smell. Hazardsʹ of hookah are not clear among Hormozgan people. Appropriate educational programs and suitable target groups for them are: TV programs, giving information via mosques for Sunni .Moslems, improvement of families knowledge through mothers, health education in .schools for prevention in youth and emphasizing the role of health personnel to advise people to quite hookah usage. Based on the results of this study, quite of hookah could he a group activity and also combat against drug abuse is an urgent need in the area by authorities.